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A map of the distribution of galaxies in the observable universe with the Local Supercluster at center, showing other clusters and galaxy filaments including the Fornax Wall
Distribution of galaxies showing the Fornax Wall and other superstructures in the Universe

The Fornax Wall is a superstructure known as a galaxy filament or galaxy wall. It is a long filament of galaxies with a major axis longer than its minor one. The filament contains not only Dorado Group but also the Fornax cluster of galaxies, which lies at the same distance. It is "parallel" to the Sculptor Wall and "perpendicular" to the Grus Wall.

References

  1. Maurogordato, S. (1995). Maurogordato, S. (ed.). Clustering in the universe: Les Arcs, Savoie, France, March 11 - 18, 1995. Proceedings of the ... Rencontre de Moriond. Gif-sur-Yvette: Ed. Frontières. p. 69. ISBN 978-2-86332-189-8.
  2. Fairall, A. P.; Paverd, W. R.; Ashley, R. P. (1994). "Visualization of Nearby Large-Scale Structures". Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 67. Harvard University: 21. Bibcode:1994ASPC...67...21F.
  3. O'Meara, Stephen James (2013). Southern gems. Deep-sky companions. Cambridge: Cambridge university press. p. 107. ISBN 978-1-107-01501-2. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
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